- Oct 4, 2013
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Hi!
This is my first time building my own computer and I would be very happy with any criticism I could get on this. I really want a computer with a lot of potential and as much future proofing as I can do but I would like to keep it about $900-1100 (after rebates, after shipping). I live in Colorado so I am close enough to a Microcenter if that would be the better option. This week would be awesome but I could hold off on purchasing for a special circumstance. My system usage would be for gaming, homework/office work, surfing the internet, watching streams. Although i do not do much gaming like I used to, I would still like it to hand whatever i can throw at it when I do. The pieces i do not require are a monitor (I have a 32 inch 1080p monitor, i could be persuaded to do dual monitors or possibly downsize if needed), a mouse, keyboard, or speakers. I don't really have a preference for a website but I do like newegg. I haven't chosen a case yet because I'm not sure what would fit all the pieces well, or really how to check if they wouldn't well together and have good airflow and whatnot. I am considering overclocking although I am very new to that as well and have never done it. Quite is nice but not a necessity. I picked windows 7 because that worked well for me last time I had it but I have not tried windows 8 yet and don't have an opinion on it. Any help with advice here too would be great. Through microcenter I was thinking of picking up these parts and then filling in the rest (the case, gpu, wireless network adapter, optical drive, cpu cooler) http://www.microcenter.com
So what do you think of my plan to get the parts on the microcenter list then filling in the rest of the pieces from the partpicker list below? What criticism would you give me/my build? Is it all compatible?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N180UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.87 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1037.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 15:37 EDT-0400)
This is my first time building my own computer and I would be very happy with any criticism I could get on this. I really want a computer with a lot of potential and as much future proofing as I can do but I would like to keep it about $900-1100 (after rebates, after shipping). I live in Colorado so I am close enough to a Microcenter if that would be the better option. This week would be awesome but I could hold off on purchasing for a special circumstance. My system usage would be for gaming, homework/office work, surfing the internet, watching streams. Although i do not do much gaming like I used to, I would still like it to hand whatever i can throw at it when I do. The pieces i do not require are a monitor (I have a 32 inch 1080p monitor, i could be persuaded to do dual monitors or possibly downsize if needed), a mouse, keyboard, or speakers. I don't really have a preference for a website but I do like newegg. I haven't chosen a case yet because I'm not sure what would fit all the pieces well, or really how to check if they wouldn't well together and have good airflow and whatnot. I am considering overclocking although I am very new to that as well and have never done it. Quite is nice but not a necessity. I picked windows 7 because that worked well for me last time I had it but I have not tried windows 8 yet and don't have an opinion on it. Any help with advice here too would be great. Through microcenter I was thinking of picking up these parts and then filling in the rest (the case, gpu, wireless network adapter, optical drive, cpu cooler) http://www.microcenter.com
So what do you think of my plan to get the parts on the microcenter list then filling in the rest of the pieces from the partpicker list below? What criticism would you give me/my build? Is it all compatible?
Thank you very much!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N180UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.87 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1037.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 15:37 EDT-0400)
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